Information about Guildford

Population
143,647
Avg Annual Income
£58,778
Full Time Employees
29.10%
Average Age
40.71
Guildford Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Guildford is 143,647 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Guildford is 72,929, and the female population is 70,720. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 111,076, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 11,718. As compared to the population in England, the main ethnicities were White: English(41,540,791) followed by Asian: Indian(1,843,248) and Asian: Pakistani(1,570,285). In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (69,233), followed by No religion (56,969), whereas, in England, the main religion was Christian(26,167,899), Muslim(3,801,186), and Hindu(1,020,533). While 20,715,664 mentioned 'No Religion' and 3,400,548 did not answer

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (32,183), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (17,103). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.

Economic Status

Most people in the Guildford area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (41,809), while 23,196 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 52,620 adults have Level 3 education, while 13,528 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Guildford area are

  • Professional occupations (18410)
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (12141), and
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (11207)

Age

The average age of people living in Guildford is 41 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 15 to 24 (23913), Below 14 (22765), and Between 45 to 54 (19360). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population in Guildford has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (26,289) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (23,631), and Full-time students (16,556). In England, Most of the population(9,172,372) have Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations, followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations(6,092,791)

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Population of Guildford over the years

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Postcodes in Guildford

The postcode district GU, RH, KT are associated with the Guildford, and there are total 15 postcode areas (listed below). The Guildford has a total of 5924 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaGuildford
Ward

Ash South and Tongham

Ash Vale

Ash Wharf

Burpham

Christchurch

Clandon and Horsley

Effingham

Friary and St Nicolas

Holy Trinity

Lovelace

Merrow

Normandy

Onslow

Pilgrims

Pirbright

Send

Shalford

Stoke

Stoughton

Tillingbourne

Westborough

Worplesdon

LTLA22
UTLA22Surrey
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland